Safety service-holder.



L. MATTSON.

SAFETY SERVICE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12, I91?- LHKGQ. Patented May 21,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

L. MATTSON.

v SAFETY SERVICE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DEC.I2. 19w.

Patenced May 21,1918. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2- nnvre ivinrrson, or nvnns'ron, ILLINOIS.

SAFETY SERVICErHOLDER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LUDVIG MA-TTSON, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certainv new and useful Improvements in Safety Service- Hioldersof which the following is aspecifi: cation. i

, This invention relates. to improvements in a device to be used for'holding. articles of di i g s e, uch as P a s, ps d saucers, glasses, bottles, knives and forks, and containers for condiments and the like, a ns displ eme t, or, t y W ll not tilt or tip over, and while itis more es? pe i lly nte e u e 11 be rd seagc ns sh n v els. a d to r be fus to t e dinin tables thereof, yet it is applicable for use in connection with serving; trays, such as are. used by waiters on ships, in restaurants, hotels, and other places where foods and; refreshments are served, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement and operation of the various parts thereof as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. and specifically claimed.

. The principal object of the invention is to provide a service-holder of the above describedgeneral character which shall be atre tive in ppearance e ie ent l ing the receptacles for food and the like, or those containing food or liquids, against displacement or tipping over by reason of the rolling or tossing of the vessel, or by reason of the careless handling of the tray to which it may be attached.

Another object is to provide individual service holders which can be readily attached to. the table at proper places so that onewill be directly in front of each guest when seated at the table, or can be easily dee tached and removed with the entire service for each guest. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

In the accompanying drawings which serve to illustrate an embodiment .of the invention,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the. device showing it. mounted on a portion of a table or tray. Y

,Fig. 2is a View in side elevation looking from the edge of the table or tray to which the device is secured. r

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on llne P ented M y 19. 5-

A pplication filed necemper 12, 1917. Serial No. 206,742.

33 of Fig. 1 loo-king in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of one of the retaining members for a bottle or liw Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 55 of; Fig. 1 looking in the, direc: tion indicatedby the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of'a retaining member for stem glasses, and

Fig. 7 is a View of a portion of a coffee or tea pot with a retaining member therefor attached thereto so that said part or vessel c n be upp te by e lde L ke n meral f re ence ef r o co sponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the reference numeral 10 designates a portion of a table top, or a part of a tray on which the service holder is mounted. For the sake of brevity andclearness of description, the part 10 will be referred to as the support for the holder, but I wish it distinctly nde tood th it may e ither a part of the top of a tabl or a part of a trav- T l er c n ists of ing 1 hic y Pr fere e ha it wer surfa e flattened as shown in Fig. 3, so as to lie closely onthe upper surface of the support 10 Or table cloth when said support is used a table, Theupper surface of the ring 11 is rounded cross sectionally as shown and said ring is of sufficient size to; permit a plate or soup dish to be placed therein so that its base will rest on the support 10 while the ring 11 will circumscribe said base, At its outer portion or that portion thereof adja: cent to the edge of the support to which the holder is secured, the ring 11 is provided with a pair of upwardly extended projections 12 which have their upper ends turned inwardly as at 13 as isclearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. Extended from the ring 1.1 at points, diametrically opposite each other are portions 14 and 15 which have their lower surfaces flattened to lie closely on the support. The portion 14 is extended downwardly as at 15 and then inwardly or forwardly as at 16 to liennder the support 10. This forwardly projecting P ti 6 s" p ded'w h a ew thre ded opening 17 n h. is c ed a set crew 18 used for fastening the holder to the suppo t s w l be ad y underst od. by efer-e ence to Fig. 3 of the drawings. At its front end the portion 15 is connected to a transversely extended box 19 which is for the reception and retention of knives, forks, spoons and the like, and which is provided on its wall adjacent to the ring 11 with a rearwardly extended lug 20 to overlie the plate or dish held by the ring 11, which lug in conjunction with the upright projections 12 on said ring, will prevent the plate or dish being accidentally slid or displaced. The front wall of the box 19 is provided with a number of vertical sockets 21 to receive the stems 22 of the retaining rings or members 23 which may be of suitable sizes to receive and hold bottles or glasses of different sizes, which articles are placed within the retaining members 23 so that their lower ends may rest on the support. As shown in Fig. 4, the stem 21 of each of the retaining members 23 has a flat wall 24-to rest against the inner surface of the front wall of the box 19, while the rear sur face of said stem is rounded to fit the curved portion of the socket 21 in whichv it maybe located. By this arrangement, it is apparent that the retainingmember 23 will be prevented turning in its socket. In order to adjust the retaining member 23 vertically, each of the sockets 21 is provided with a set screw 24 to engage the stems 21 so as tohold' them at the proper height to accommodate bottles or glasses of different lengths. Each of the end walls of thevbox 19 is also providedwith a vertical socket 21, each having a set screw 24 seated therein. In one of the end sockets 21'is fitted the stem 25 of a retaining member for stem glasses 26, see Figs. 1, 2 and 6 of the drawings. The said retaining member consists of a stem 25 having a portion of its wall flattened as at 27 and the other part thereof rounded to fitthe curved portion of the socket 21 in which itis located where said stem may be adjustably held by means of the set'scr'ew 24. Extended from the upper portion of the stem 25 laterally and then downwardly is an arm 28 which has its lower end extended laterally and provided with a clamp 29 to receive the stem of the glass as is'clearly shownin Fig. 2 of the drawings. In the socket 21 at the opposite end of the box 19 is located the stem 30 of a retaining member for a coffee or tea cup, which member consists of the stem 30, and an outwardly and downwardly extend ed arm 31 which terminates in a pair of curved arms 32 which lie in a horizontal plane, yet with their free ends spaced apart to permit of the insertion of the handle 33 of'the cup 34 therebetween as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, in which view it will be seen that the arms 32 are connected by means of uprights 35 with a ring 36 which is of greater diameterthan the broken ring formed by the arms 32 which surround the top of the cup and said ring 36 has supporting legs 37. to rest on the support and around the saucer 38 so as to prevent the latter sliding or becoming displaced with respect to the cup. The stem 30 of the retaining member for the cup may be adjustably secured in place by means of the set screw 24 seated in the socket 21 for said member. The wall of the box 19 adjacent to the ring 11 is'provided near each of its ends with a rearwardlyextended band 39 which are adapted to rest at their lower edges on the support 10 and have in their upper edges a series of recesses 40 to receive projections 41 on plates or disks 42 which are of suflicient size to fit snugly within said bands and are provided with openings 43 to receive condiment holders such as salt and pepper shakers, vinegar bottles, mlustard jars and the like (not shown). By means of the projections 41 of the disks or plates 42, itis obvious that the latter may be easily removed from the bands 39 or placed in position therein.

' In Fig. 7 of the drawings is shown a portion of a coffee or tea pot 44 on the wall of which is secured a bracket 45 which is of propen size and shape to fit in any of the sockets 21 of the box 19 where it may be fastened by means of one of the set screws 24 in such a way as to allow the bottom of the vessel 44 to rest on the support, yet so as to prevent it tipping over. 1

From'the foregoing and by reference to the drawings, it will be understood that the retaining members for; glasses, bottles, and cups are interchangeable with one another and can be located as desired with respect to the box 19, and that the disks 42 are also'interehangeable, that is, either one can be placed in 1 the desired band 39 or retainer therefor. Of course, small butter latescan beused instead of disks 42 andwl 1 be prevented from dislocation by means of the bands 39 in which they may be located. It will befurther understood that the ring 11 and box 19 are rigidly connected together and that by means of the extension 16 and set or thumb screw 18, the device can be readily and firmly attached to the support 10 whether it be a table or a waiters tray.

Having thus fully described my inven tion, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a safety service holder, the combination with a ring having a box connected there to and located at one of their surfaces in substantially the same plane, of means to detachably secure said ring to a support,-the saidbox having a plurality of vertical socket'sin its walls, the said ring having a plurality' of upwardly and inwardly extended projections, and retaining members, each having a stem adapted to fit in said sockets.

2. In a safety service holder, the combination With a ring and a box connected together and located at one of their surfaces in substantially the same plane, of means to detachably secure said ring to a support, the said box having a plurality of vertical sockets in its Walls and one or more horizontally disposed bands on one of its Walls, the said ring having a plurality of upwardly and inwardly extended projections, retaining meml0 bands.

LUDVIG MATTSON.

Witness CHAs. C. TILLMAN.

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